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Baen (New York, 1989). Book club edition. 498 pages.
Contains The Roaring Trumpet, The Mathematics of Magic, The Castle of Iron, The Wall of Serpents, and The Green Magician.
Description
AN EPIC FANTASY, AN OMNIBUS VOLUME FROM A TRILOGY: THE INCOMPLETE ENCHANTER, THE CASTLE OF IRON AND THE ENCHANTER COMPLETED. PROFESSOR HAROLD SHEA HAS MASTERED TIME TRAVEL AND HE AND HIS FRIEND REED CHALMERS HAVE ADVENTURES, BOTH IN THE PAST AND PRESENT. 5/10/87- 608PP: B: 10000 @ $3.99: UC=73P: MAX. 3 X INDIVID A FMT EDITIONS TO B FMT OMNIBUS.
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LibraryThing member Lyndatrue
Contains the first three books in the series. L. Sprague de Camp (and his editors) and his erstwhile collaborator, Fletcher Pratt, knew a good thing when they saw it. These were some very popular stories (they were fun, the writing was great, popularity was deserved). The first two novels were
These are fun. They are just honestly fun. Get a snack and curl up in a chair, and read for a while. It'll be good for you.
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combined into "The Compleat Enchanter" and when there was additional work, it became this work. Thank goodness they didn't try to add in the fourth; this book is thick enough as it is.These are fun. They are just honestly fun. Get a snack and curl up in a chair, and read for a while. It'll be good for you.
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LibraryThing member salimbol
Amiable, amusing set of stories about psychologists stumbling their way through literary realms of magic. More than a little dated, but great concept, fun execution.
LibraryThing member dbsovereign
A fun jaunt into the realm of heroic fantasy, this is actually three short books starring Harold Shea, a modern-day psychologist bent on practicing magic in the lands of epic myth. Bungling magical spells and inventing himself along the way, our hero discovers he can even use a sword when the need
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arises. Somehow we are led to believe that it is possible to access these places using mathematical formulas. All highly improbable, but fantasy that nevertheless retains its sense of humor. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1989
Physical description
498 p.; 8.2 inches